Community

Mission Manor Nursing Home will be hosts for a Carter Blood Care blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the nursing home at 500 Yates St. The community is encouraged to come and donate blood.

To be eligible to donate blood, a person must be healthy and be at least 17 years old or 16 years old if allowed by state law. For more information, see the August 29 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.